Company Profile
Firmenich
Company Overview
Firmenich is the largest privately-owned company in the perfume and flavor business. Swiss and family owned, we have created many of the world’s favorite perfumes for over 100 years and produced a number of the most well known flavors we enjoy each day.
Company History
Firmenich was founded in 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland, by Philippe Chuit, a talented Swiss chemist, in association with Martin Naef, a shrewd businessman. They rented premises from a certain Charles Firmenich and it was there that they started creating ground-breaking molecules such as Dianthine® and Iralia® (still present on the market today) and attracting their first client, Mr Francois Coty.
The daughter of Charles Firmenich, Therèse, later married Philippe Chuit and her older brother, Frederic, soon joined the company as the salesman of Chuit, Naef & Co. Upon the retirement of Chuit and later Naef, the Firmenich Family became the majority partner and in 1934 the company changed its name to Firmenich & Co. Since then, Firmenich has remained independent, building on that original entrepreneurial vigor and pioneering spirit. Today we are the world’s largest, private company in the fragrance and flavor industry.
Benefits
At Firmenich, we create an environment in which employees are valued, motivated and encouraged to reach their full potential. We foster entrepreneurial spirit and imaginative teamwork with freedom to act within our strategic plans. We recruit and develop the best talents, rewarding them accordingly. We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and an outstanding benefits program that features:
* Generous Paid Time Off!
* Quarterly Bonus Potential!
* Retirement Plans!
* 401(k) with Company Match!
* Low Cost Medical, Dental & Rx & Vision Coverage!
* Tuition Assistance for Employees and Children!
* Flexible Spending Accounts!
* Subsidized Cafeteria!
* Flex/Summer Hours!
* Tobacco Free Campus!
* And Many More Employee-Friendly Programs!